When Roman Money Became Fiction, She Ran on Grain
Late Roman Empire

When Roman Money Became Fiction, She Ran on Grain

As the Roman Empire's economy collapsed, one woman in Roman Egypt built a workaround that modern economists still argue about.

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Late Roman EmpireRoman EgyptEconomicsInflationWomen in HistoryPapyrus RecordsAncient FinanceFourth Century

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